READING
Next week we will be enjoying doing Christmas Around the world and holiday activities. We will not be reading a new story until January. We will have a spelling unit on holiday words and a test on Friday.
Our next story will be about a girl who loves to draw and paint. To surprise her grandmother on her birthday, she hangs up her artwork up at the subway station where her grandmother works.
In phonics we will be focusing on the the vowel pairs ee, ea and the suffixes -tion and -ture.
Vocabulary words are booth, station, plaque, subway, token, collection.
Comprehension strategies are making inferences and evaluating.
In grammar we will be working on nouns and how they change when they are a plural.
MATH
In math we be finishing our chapter on 2-digit subtraction. We will have our chapter test next week. Our next chapter will be on Data and Graphs. Please remember to practice flash cards daily.
In math we be finishing our chapter on 2-digit subtraction. We will have our chapter test next week. Our next chapter will be on Data and Graphs. Please remember to practice flash cards daily.
Social Studies/Science
Next week we will be learning about Christmas Around the World. We will learn about the customs of six different countries in the world. After the holidays, we will start a new chapter on the Earth. We will learn about landforms, crops, climate, producers and natural resources.
Student of the WeekKyle is the Student of the Week! He likes to play soccer and video games. His favorite color is blue and his favorite animal is a dolphin. When Kyle grows up, he wants to be a Teacher.
Parties/HelpersWe are having a book exchange before our party. Please send in a wrapped children's book leveled for 2nd or 3rd grade to school by Dec. 17th. It should cost no more than $5.00.
On Dec. 18h we will have our holiday party. The helpers will be arriving to set up at 1:50. No siblings are allowed at school during parties, guest readers or helping in the classroom.
Field Trip
We will be caroling at the Fairview Nursing home on Thursday, December 17th. The children are to bring a bag lunch that day. No hot lunch will be served since our lunchtime will be after the caroling.
We will be caroling at the Fairview Nursing home on Thursday, December 17th. The children are to bring a bag lunch that day. No hot lunch will be served since our lunchtime will be after the caroling.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Dec. 17 - 2nd grade Christmas Caroling
Dec. 18 – Holiday Party and book exchange
Dec. 21-Jan. 3 – Winter Break
Jan. 4– Classes resume
Dec. 17 - 2nd grade Christmas Caroling
Dec. 18 – Holiday Party and book exchange
Dec. 21-Jan. 3 – Winter Break
Jan. 4– Classes resume
I am wishing you and your families a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!
